1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Massachusetts State Senate election results, district by district
Every Massachusetts State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 32 · R 7 · 1 other
Races37
Changed party2
Unopposed65%24 races
Incumbents defeated4
Every district
D 29 · R 7 · Other 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-BERKSHIRE | Peter C. Webber (R) | 2.0 | |
| BRISTOL 1 | John F. Parker (R) | Unopposed | |
| BRISTOL 2 | Mary L. Fonseca (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-BRISTOLPLYMOUTH | William Q. Maclean Jr. (D) | 34.9 | |
| SD-D02 | John P. Burke (D) | 7.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-D03 | Martin T. Reilly (D) | 45.7 | |
| SD-D10 | Robert A. Hall (R) | 2.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-D11 | Philip L. Shea (D) | 42.9 | |
| SD-D12 | Chester Atkins (D) | 30.2 | |
| SD-D13 | Edward L. Burke (D) | 2.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-D15 | John A. Brennan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D16 | Samuel Rotondi (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D18 | Joseph F. Timilty (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D19 | Walter J. Boverini (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D20 | Patricia McGovern (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D21 | Robert C. Buell (R) | 14.6 | |
| SD-D22 | John G. King (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D23 | Carol C. Amick (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D24 | Sharon M. Pollard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D26 | George Bachrach (IND) | 3.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-D27 | Denis L. McKenna (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D28 | Michael Lopresti Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D29 | Bill Owens (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D30 | William M. Bulger (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-D32 | Allan R. McKinnon (D) | 31.4 | |
| SD-D40 | John F. Aylmer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-FRANKLINHAMPSHIRE | John W. Olver (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-NORFOLK | Paul D. Harold (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-NORFOLKBRISTOLMIDDLESEX | David H. Locke (R) | 4.5 | |
| PLYMOUTH 1 | Anna P. Buckley (D) | Unopposed | |
| PLYMOUTH 2 | Edward P. Kirby (R) | 1.6 | Flipped |
| SD-SUFFOLKESSEXMIDDLESEX | Francis D. Doris (D) | Unopposed | |
| SUFFOLKNORFOLK 1 | Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SUFFOLKNORFOLK 2 | Joseph B. Walsh (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-WORCESTER | Gerard Damico (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-WORCESTERFRANKLINHAMPDENHAMPSHIRE | Robert D. Wetmore (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-WORCESTERNORFOLK | Louis P. Bertonazzi (D) | Unopposed |
Massachusetts State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner